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The 15 most important assistant coaching hires of 2022 -- No. 5: Jeff Lebby, Oklahoma

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If Dillon Gabriel stays healthy, recent history tells us Oklahoma will still be really, really good on offense.

Who: Jeff Lebby, Oklahoma

Title: Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach

Previous stop: Ole Miss offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2020-21)

Why he's important: Since Bob Stoops rolled into town ahead of the 1999 season, here is a list of Oklahoma's offensive play-callers:

-- Mike Leach
-- Mark Mangino
-- Chuck Long
-- Kevin Wilson
-- Kevin Sumlin
-- Josh Heupel
-- Jay Norvell
-- Lincoln Riley

Each and every one of those eight men would go on to lead FBS programs of their own, six (so far) at Power 5 institutions.

 

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The 15 most important assistant coaching hires of 2022 -- No. 4: Josh Gattis, Miami

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The reigning Broyles Award winner bet on himself once again. If Gattis engineers another successful turnaround, the sky's the limit for his head coaching possibilities.

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Who: Josh Gattis, Miami

Title: Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach

Previous stop: Michigan offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach (2019-21)

Why he's important: Say this for Josh Gattis -- the man is not afraid to bet on himself.

 

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The 15 most important assistant coaching hires of 2022 -- No. 3: Wes Goodwin, Clemson

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The 2021-22 offseason would've been a natural time for Dabo Swinney to bring in fresh blood. Instead, he doubled down on his culture and his staff. It's his biggest bet yet.

Who: Wes Goodwin, Clemson 

Title: Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach

Previous stop: Clemson senior defensive assistant (2018-21)

Why he's important: When Dabo Swinney was promoted to Clemson's head coach in 2008, he immediately replaced offensive coordinator Rob Spence with a 29-year-old tight ends coach named Billy Napier. After the season, Kevin Steele replaced Vic Koenning as defensive coordinator. Napier was replaced after 2010, when Clemson finished 90th in yards per play. Steele lasted until the end of the 2011 season, when West Virginia unloaded 70 points on the Tigers in the Orange Bowl. (A GA on that defensive staff: Wes Goodwin.)

In replacing Napier, Swinney hired Chad Morris.

In replacing Steele, Swinney hired Brent Venables.

 

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The 15 most important assistant coaching hires of 2022 -- No. 2: DJ Durkin, Texas A&M

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Durkin arrived in College Station with one mission: to help Texas A&M win a national championship, sooner than later.

Who: DJ Durkin, Texas A&M

Title: Defensive coordinator

Previous stop: Ole Miss co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach (2020-21)

Why he's important: As long as the coaches don't screw it up, Texas A&M should be in contention to win the national championship each season for the foreseeable future. The No. 1-ranked class that ignited the fireworks between Fisher and Nick Saban this summer included four of the nation's top five defensive linemen. The Aggies inked 11 defenders ranked among the top 100 players in the nation, and it's not as if the upperclassmen on the 2022 squad are scrubs, either. Each of Fisher's full classes have ranked in the top 10 nationally.

According to 247Sports research , 11 of the last 19 No. 1 classes later won a national championship, and another two played for a title

 

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The 15 most important assistant coaching hires of 2022 -- No. 1: Jim Knowles, Ohio State

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The climb from Ohio State to Cornell was a long one for Jim Knowles. Now that he's at the mountaintop, the objective is clear: "Win every single game."

Who: Jim Knowles, Ohio State

Title: Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach

Previous stop: Oklahoma State defensive coordinator (2018-21)

Why he's important: The date was Dec. 23, 2009, when Jim Knowles's life changed for the better.

Knowles was 45 years old at the time, and a month prior he'd finished his sixth season as the head coach at his alma mater, Cornell. The 2009 season wasn't a good one. The Big Red went 2-8 (losing all eight games after a 2-0 start), dropping Knowles's mark to 26-34 overall and 16-26 in Ivy League play. 

To that point, Knowles had spent the entirety of his adult life in college football but just one of them at a Power 5 institution. 

But it just so happened that the one year Knowles spent in the big time, 2003, was on David Cutcliffe's staff at Ole Miss. The Rebels were really good that year. Led by Eli Manning, Ole Miss played eventual national champion LSU to the wire in what was effectively the SEC West championship game and beat Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. Having begun that season unranked, Ole Miss finished 2003 as the AP's No. 13 team, its highest year-end ranking since 1971.

 

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Looking back on the 2017 carousel is pretty funny. The top 9 have all underperformed or been fired. 

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1. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M 
Forget about the money. Fisher brings everything Texas A&M needs from an organizational standpoint. Big-time recruiting classes. Big-time wins. He can flash that national championship ring, too. If that's the cost for competing for SEC West championships — which the Aggies will do now — then it will be worth every penny.


2. Scott Frost, Nebraska 
The former Nebraska quarterback came home, and it's exactly what a program that has lacked an identity since moving to the Big Ten needs. Frost's offense might need a year or two to take flight, but once it does, the Huskers will be right in the mix for Big Ten championships. As far as fit goes, this is the best hire of the offseason. Plus, Nebraska is going to score a bunch of points. 

3. Chip Kelly, UCLA 
This is a home-run hire. Kelly can recruit and win big in the Pac-12, and he'll get enough talent in Los Angeles to be able to do it again. No matter how it turns out, it's great to have Kelly and his up-tempo offense back in the college game.

4. Dan Mullen, Florida
Florida didn't get Kelly, but landing Mullen will work out fine. He served as the offensive coordinator at Florida under Urban Meyer, and his track record with quarterbacks suggests the offense will be fun again. Mullen won in Starkville. He'll need to win much bigger in Gainesville, where the standards are much higher. 

5. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona 
Arizona is the perfect landing spot for the former Texas A&M coach. It doesn't hurt that Sumlin will get to work with Heisman Trophy candidate Khalil Tate out of the gates. We've seen that work before. This adds depth to the Pac-12 South.

6. Willie Taggart, Florida State 
Taggart landed at FSU after a one-year stint at Oregon, and he's a young coach familiar with Florida's fertile recruiting grounds. He's also good with quarterbacks. Florida State needs that if it wants to get back in contention for the ACC Atlantic Division.

7. Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee 
After arguably the wildest coaching search of all time, Tennessee landed Alabama's defensive coordinator. Pruitt is an energetic recruiter and might end up being the perfect hire for new athletic director Phillip Fulmer. It's the Vols' turn to follow the model. Georgia and Florida did that, too, with very different results.  

8. Chad Morris, Arkansas
The former Clemson offensive coordinator engineered a two-year turnaround at SMU before moving up to Arkansas, where a philosophical change on offense is needed. The Mustangs had two NFL-caliber receivers with 1,000-plus yards and 12 touchdowns apiece this season. That's a start. 

9. Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State 
It's a bold move for the Bulldogs, and Moorhead's track record at Fordham and Penn State helped establish him as one of the brightest offensive minds in college football. It will be interesting to see how that translates in the SEC West, both on the field and in recruiting.

10. Mario Cristobal, Oregon
Cristobal has past head coaching experience at FIU, and he has served as an assistant at Alabama and Oregon in the five seasons since his departure. Retaining Cristobal allows for a sense of continuity within the program, and Oregon needs that right now. 

 

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1 minute ago, Sir Ulrich said:

Looking back on the 2017 carousel is pretty funny. The top 9 have all underperformed or been fired. 

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1. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M 
Forget about the money. Fisher brings everything Texas A&M needs from an organizational standpoint. Big-time recruiting classes. Big-time wins. He can flash that national championship ring, too. If that's the cost for competing for SEC West championships — which the Aggies will do now — then it will be worth every penny.


2. Scott Frost, Nebraska 
The former Nebraska quarterback came home, and it's exactly what a program that has lacked an identity since moving to the Big Ten needs. Frost's offense might need a year or two to take flight, but once it does, the Huskers will be right in the mix for Big Ten championships. As far as fit goes, this is the best hire of the offseason. Plus, Nebraska is going to score a bunch of points. 

3. Chip Kelly, UCLA 
This is a home-run hire. Kelly can recruit and win big in the Pac-12, and he'll get enough talent in Los Angeles to be able to do it again. No matter how it turns out, it's great to have Kelly and his up-tempo offense back in the college game.

4. Dan Mullen, Florida
Florida didn't get Kelly, but landing Mullen will work out fine. He served as the offensive coordinator at Florida under Urban Meyer, and his track record with quarterbacks suggests the offense will be fun again. Mullen won in Starkville. He'll need to win much bigger in Gainesville, where the standards are much higher. 

5. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona 
Arizona is the perfect landing spot for the former Texas A&M coach. It doesn't hurt that Sumlin will get to work with Heisman Trophy candidate Khalil Tate out of the gates. We've seen that work before. This adds depth to the Pac-12 South.

6. Willie Taggart, Florida State 
Taggart landed at FSU after a one-year stint at Oregon, and he's a young coach familiar with Florida's fertile recruiting grounds. He's also good with quarterbacks. Florida State needs that if it wants to get back in contention for the ACC Atlantic Division.

7. Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee 
After arguably the wildest coaching search of all time, Tennessee landed Alabama's defensive coordinator. Pruitt is an energetic recruiter and might end up being the perfect hire for new athletic director Phillip Fulmer. It's the Vols' turn to follow the model. Georgia and Florida did that, too, with very different results.  

8. Chad Morris, Arkansas
The former Clemson offensive coordinator engineered a two-year turnaround at SMU before moving up to Arkansas, where a philosophical change on offense is needed. The Mustangs had two NFL-caliber receivers with 1,000-plus yards and 12 touchdowns apiece this season. That's a start. 

9. Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State 
It's a bold move for the Bulldogs, and Moorhead's track record at Fordham and Penn State helped establish him as one of the brightest offensive minds in college football. It will be interesting to see how that translates in the SEC West, both on the field and in recruiting.

10. Mario Cristobal, Oregon
Cristobal has past head coaching experience at FIU, and he has served as an assistant at Alabama and Oregon in the five seasons since his departure. Retaining Cristobal allows for a sense of continuity within the program, and Oregon needs that right now. 

 

 

Damn 2017... That's some funny shit

1. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M 

2. Scott Frost, Nebraska 

3. Chip Kelly, UCLA 

4. Dan Mullen, Florida

5. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona 

6. Willie Taggart, Florida State 

7. Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee 

8. Chad Morris, Arkansas

9. Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State 

10. Mario Cristobal, Oregon
 

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On 9/15/2022 at 11:25 AM, LTtxfan said:

Harsin, Geoff Collins, and Neal Brown getting hot seat talk this week.

Penn State vs AwwBrrrn is a big game this week.

Neal Brown has an absurdly high buyout; $20mm until January first, where it drops to $16.7mm

The other one with an oddly high buyout is Norvell at FSU

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3 minutes ago, SilasCoade said:

Auburn >>>>>>> Nebraska. Even with the delusional fan base. Factor in Nick is realistically not coaching more than another 4-5 years and Auburn could get to be nice.

It has a higher ceiling because you'll land talent. It also has a higher chance of a booster deciding to fire you after a year or two (which I guess gives you the buyout, which is nice)

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1 hour ago, Laxtonto said:

Bye Herm... easier to can you now with all the NCAA issues anyways.

 

Their AD needs to be shitcanned too, the situation between those two was borderline criminal.  An agent (the AD) funneled public money to his former client (Herm) who wouldn't be hired as head coach at any other P5 school.

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CORN fires their defensive coordinator...

The Cornhuskers gave up 49 points and nearly 600 yards of offense to the Sooners on Saturday.  Another remnant of the Scott Frost era at Nebraska has been excused as interim head coach Mickey Joseph fired defensive coordinator Erik Chinander following a blowout loss to Oklahoma on Saturday, as first reported by Sean Callahan of Husker Online.

Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger confirmed the news on Sunday.

The decision to dismiss Chinander comes after the Huskers’ defense yielded 49 points and 580 yards of total offense to the Sooners in a battle between the former Big 12 rivals. Nebraska had no answer and gave up seven touchdowns in the 49–14 loss.

Chinander joined the Huskers program alongside head coach Scott Frost in 2018 after the pair spent two years together at UCF. The duo also worked alongside one another at Oregon and Northern Iowa earlier in their careers.

Frost was fired last week on the same day Nebraska lost at home to Georgia Southern. The Cornhuskers are now 1–3 to start the year.

Special teams coordinator Bill Busch will take over as the team’s interim defensive coordinator for the remainder of the 2022 season.

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Herm already gone, but some new names on CFB Coaching Hot Seat

2022 College Football Hot Seat, Buyouts, & Replacements

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  • Nine coaches are on the hot seat entering Week 4.
  • Dino Babers has removed himself with a 3-0 start.
  • Buffalo's Maurice Lindquist is inching toward the hot seat.

Twenty-nine college football programs have a first-year head coach in 2022. The largest single-season turnover in college football history included some forced changes – e.g., UAB’s Bill Clark retiring and Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley leaving for USC – but was mostly the result of a hot seat that spared very few coaches failing to meet expectations.

Which coaches might be on the hot seat in 2022? Ones atop conference championship odds at the online sportsbook? Or those with small win totals and already low expectations?

College Football Hot Seat for 2022

Geoff Collins – Georgia Tech

Widely regarded as a strong hire in December 2018 (including an A- grade from The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel), Geoff Collins has yet to win consecutive games in three seasons in Atlanta.

And “everyone can see Georgia tech going in the wrong direction,” Michael Cunningham of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote in November after the 55-0 loss to Notre Dame, one of three losses by at least 30 points in 2021.

The Georgia native is now entering the fourth year of a seven-year deal that started with a base salary of $3 million in 2019 and increases by $100,000 each year through 2025. (Georgia Tech also paid Collins’ $2.5-million termination buyout to Temple.) 

Geoff Collins Buyout: If fired before Jan. 1, 2023, Geoff Collins’ buyout is 100% of the remaining value of his contract. If, for example, he’s fired on Dec. 31, 2022, he’s owed $10.5 million. But if fired on Jan. 1, 2023, he’s due just $2.4 million for each remaining year, which would be $7.2 million.

Geoff Collins Replacement: Mike Houston is trending toward a Power Five job as he rebuilds East Carolina after the Scottie Montgomery debacle. He’s never coached in Georgia but has spent most of his career in the Carolinas and knows the region well.

Karl Dorrell – Colorado

After I graded Colorado’s hire of Karl Dorrell an “F” in February 2020, the former UCLA head coach spat in my face with a 4-0 start in his first season. Since then the Buffaloes have been atrocious.

Now, two years after signing a five-year contract, $18-million contract, Dorrell is rebuilding a gutted roster and has delivered no optimism early in the 2022 season.

Karl Dorrell Buyout: If fired on Jan. 1, 2023, the first day of the fourth year of his contract, Karl Dorrell’s buyout is $7.8 million. That total drops to $4 million – minus any earned salary during the 2023 calendar year – on Jan. 1, 2024. And if fired, might athletics director Rick George revisit his candidate list from two years ago?

Karl Dorrell Replacement: If Colorado revisits candidates from the 2020 search, Steve Sarkisian is out, as is Bret Bielema, but Eric Bienemy and Troy Calhoun remain in the same positions. If not, Old Dominion head coach and Colorado native Ricky Rahne could make a short list, as could Oregon State offensive coordinator (and former Colorado offensive coordinator) Brian Lindgren.

Herm Edwards – Arizona State

“Some folks are okay with going to the Cactus Bowl and the Sun Bowl. But if anyone here is satisfied with that, I don’t understand it,” Arizona State athletics’ director Ray Anderson said in November 2017 after firing sixth-year head coach Todd Graham.

Two years later, Anderson was in Texas watching Arizona State, under the guidance of second-year head coach Herm Edwards, beat Florida State … in the Sun Bowl.

Anderson celebrated the victory on the field with Edwards, a longtime friend whom he picked over coaches with more than zero seasons of college football experience since George H.W. Bush left office, and expressed no disappointment in another mid-level bowl game.

Throughout four years of mediocrity, NCAA investigations, and most recently a home loss to Eastern Michigan in Week 3, Anderson has refused to comment on his friend’s job security, nor has he voiced concerns about missing “major bowl games,” as he did four years ago in justifying paying Graham $12.8 million to go away.

Herm Edwards Buyout: Edwards has three years remaining on an extension he signed in early 2020 that calls for a buyout of $7.4 if fired without cause after the 2022 season.

Herm Edwards Replacement: If Anderson is allowed to hire another coach, we could see Charlie Weis or Ron Zook in Tempe. If he – or anyone else – makes a sensible hire this time, former Arizona State assistant (and new Colorado State head coach) Jay Norvell could make a short list, as could Jeff Traylor, Jeff Grimes, or Justin Wilcox.

Bryan Harsin – Auburn

Bryan Harsin left Boise State for a six-year, $31.5-million contract at Auburn. It almost became a one-year, $23-million contract.

Harsin somehow survived an onslaught of postseason issues, including mass transfers, allegations of player and staff mistreatment, and an internal investigation that “did not yield information” that warranted a dismissal.

If the information did warrant a without-cause dismissal, Harsin would’ve been owed a buyout of approximately $18 million (70% of the remaining value of the contract) after earning $5 million in base salary in 2021. And given the current state of the Tigers’ program – the latest issue a lifeless home loss to Penn State – it might’ve been worth it.

Bryan Harsin Buyout: While Harsin was officially cleared of any wrongdoing, he’s still a six-win coach facing on- and off-the-field issues. If things don’t improve in 2022 and he’s fired, Auburn would owe a buyout of approximately $15 million and begin a second coaching search in two years.

Bryan Harsin Replacement: With four of the reported candidates on Auburn’s list now in Power Five jobs – Billy Napier, Steve Sarkisian, Brent Venables, and Tony Elliott – their list might look dramatically different this time. Perhaps Bill Clark is given another shot if he’s able coach, or they call Dave Aranda, Blake Anderson, or Mike Houston.

Chip Kelly – UCLA

UCLA’s 28-point win over Bowling Green in Week 1 didn’t feel like a win, nor did their comeback win over South Alabama, even if the Bruins celebrated like they won the national championship.

In late 2017, one year removed from a second failed NFL stop and nearly five years removed from his last job in college football – Chip Kelly had his choice of two jobs: Florida and UCLA. After flirting with the Gators, he opted for the Bruins, where he’d compete for national championships, according to former UCLA quarterback and member of the hiring search committee, Troy Aikman.

In four seasons, Chip Kelly has barely competed for Pac-12 South contention.

Chip Kelly Buyout: The former two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year signed an extension in January after an eight-win season. The new four-year, $22-million deal runs through the 2025 season and replaced his original five-year, $23.3-million deal that had no buyout after Jan. 15, 2022.

Kelly’s new buyout is 70% of his base compensation through Dec. 15, 2023. If, for example, he’s fired on Dec. 16, 2022, he’d be owed 70% of one year’s salary, which equals approximately $3.8 million

Chip Kelly Replacement: Martin Jarmond has yet to make a football or men’s basketball hire in two years as UCLA athletics director, though he did hire Jeff Hafley at Boston College and was involved in several high-profile searches as an assistant and deputy AD at Ohio State.

With Big Ten money on the horizon, Jarmond should have the cash to take some swings at Power Five coaches. Perhaps Dave Doeren, Dave Aranda, or Justin Wilcox could make short lists. Could widely beloved Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom be a target?

Seth Littrell – North Texas

Even if SMU proves to be an elite Group of Five team, North Texas’ blowout loss to their crosstown rivals was concerning, as was more recently a blowout loss to UNLV in Week 3.

Three years ago, Seth Littrell’s coaching stock was on fire. A 40-year-old former Oklahoma running back with 15 years of Power Five coaching experience and 18 wins in his last two seasons at North Texas, Littrell was a future Power Five head coach awaiting the right phone call.

And Littrell received the right phone call, or so he believed at the time, in December 2018 when Kansas State offered him the chance to replace Bill Snyder. What was widely regarded as a done deal fell apart at the last minute when Littrell withdrew from consideration.

Since that phone call, the Mean Green plummeted into national irrelevance and may have needed a late-season five-game winning streak to save Littrell’s job. And he might need more late-season magic to save his job in 2022.

Seth Littrell Buyout: Littrell’s five-year deal with an annual base salary of approximately $1.3 million runs through the 2023 season. If fired at the end of the 2022 season, he’d be owed less than $1 million.

Seth Littrell Replacement: The obvious candidate is Graham Harrell, the 36-year-old former Texas Tech quarterback whose three-year stint at North Texas as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator (2016-18) led to the same position at USC.

Scott Satterfield – Louisville

“In the days, weeks, and months ahead I will do what is necessary to earn back the trust and support of each and every one of you,” Scott Satterfield wrote in a letter to Louisville football season ticket holders on Dec. 10, 2020, days after he interviewed for South Carolina’s head-coaching vacancy and issued a bizarre justification for doing so.

While Satterfield didn’t specify exactly what was “necessary to earn back the trust and support” of fans, there was presumably one thing atop the wish list: winning. And he’s not winning much.

Scott Satterfield Buyout: The 48-year-old former App State coach is hovering around .500 in four seasons, struggling to recruit, and has a declining buyout that will drop to $4.875 after the 2022 season. (Bobby Petrino’s buyout was $14 million.)

Scott Satterfield Replacement: Athletics director Vince Tyra could make another run at Jeff Brohm or hire another Group of Five coach like Jamey Chadwell or Tyson Helton.

Jeff Scott – South Florida

South Florida’s “future is very bright” with Jeff Scott, athletics director Michael Kelly said prior to a four-point loss to UCF in the regular-season finale dropped the Bulls to 2-10 in 2021 and 3-17 overall in two seasons under Scott.

After a blowout home loss to BYU in Week 1 and win over Howard in Week 2, Scott dropped to 4-18 overall. And while the 19th loss felt more like a program-building win – a close loss to Florida in Week 3 – he still has just four wins in three seasons.

Three of his four wins came against FCS programs, and the third was against a three-win Temple team. Kelly, however, points to competitiveness in other games, including an eight-point loss to BYU and a strong showing against Cincinnati in 2021, improved recruiting, and facility improvements as reasons for optimism. 

Jeff Scott Buyout: Scott’s five-year, $12.5-million contract includes an unusual buyout provision that would pay him 20 weeks of his base salary ($500,000) if fired without cause, an amount equal to approximately $192,000. Read more here: What is Jeff Scott’s buyout?

Jeff Scott Replacement: One outside-the-box name to consider: Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons. Ironically, a former Clemson teammate of Jeff Scott, Simmons won 21 games over three seasons at Prairie View A&M and is 18-5 over the last two (of three total) years in Tallahassee.

David Shaw – Stanford

Four years ago, this seemed incomprehensible as David Shaw’s job security presumably sat alongside Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney as the best in college football.

The former Cardinals receiver won 82 games in his first eight years as head coach, during which he won three conference championships (and two more division championships), lost only 17 conference games, and flirted with national championship contention. Over the last three years, he’s winning roughly one-third of games.

Shaw is the best coach in program history, has a top-30 (247Sports) recruiting class for 2022, and is only three years removed from a seventh nine-win season in eight years. But would another three- or four-win season move the needle in the wrong direction?

David Shaw Buyout: Shaw’s entire contract has never been made publicly available, though he reportedly earned $8.9 million in 2019, which would suggest his deal includes an eight-figure buyout. 

David Shaw Replacement: I have no idea. If he’s gone, it could be mutual and include a provision for Shaw’s assistance in the search. Perhaps they could persuade Dave Clawson to leave Wake Forest? Or take a swing at California native Tommy Rees? If not, others to consider: Jay Norvell, Jeff Monken, and Blake Anderson.

 

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Welcome to the party, pal

The shine sure came off ol' Coach KD pretty quick.  He's the ultimate "nice guy, but...".  I remember running into him on the elevator at the Hard Rock in Vegas the morning after losing to Wyoming in the Vegas Bowl.  I was wearing my Bruin gear.  I just shook my head in sort of a despairing way, and he shook his back with a "yeah." 

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The shine sure came off ol' Coach KD pretty quick.  He's the ultimate "nice guy, but...".  I remember running into him on the elevator at the Hard Rock in Vegas the morning after losing to Wyoming in the Vegas Bowl.  I was wearing my Bruin gear.  I just shook my head in sort of a despairing way, and he shook his back with a "yeah." 

Best nickname I have heard for him is Kardboard.  He was a meh hire and he has exceeded that.  Might go down as the worst coach we have had in the history of the school.  He makes Embree and Fairbanks look competent and Hawkins and MacIntyre look good.  Barnett was a fucking genius with Shawn Watson running the offense compared to the shit show that has followed him.

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3 hours ago, Fud said:

His overall record at Buffalo wasn't great, but Nebraska should consider hiring Lance Leipold. He coached in the state of Nebraska for 13 years (10 years at Nebraska-Omaha, 3 years at Nebraska) and now has P5 coaching experience at Kansas.

14 years, he spent a year at Doane in Crete. 

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On 9/15/2022 at 12:25 PM, LTtxfan said:

Harsin, Geoff Collins, and Neal Brown getting hot seat talk this week.

Penn State vs AwwBrrrn is a big game this week.

Harsin better get his head out of his own ass. I was in Jordan-Hare Saturday and not a single fan in AU colors was happy. The offense was putrid and had not one bit of anything you could point to and say, “at least they do …… well”.
 

Not a thing.

The fellow sitting next to me said that he heard Harsin felt he had to give Finley one more chance to prove he can be the QB, he didn’t prove it, so maybe that’s part of what was happening. But, Tank had just five carries in the first half and State Pen’s defensive front ran circles around the OL.

A lot to fix and very little time to complete that mission, especially now that UGa is winning like Bama. 
 

One thing you can always depend upon, especially when Alabama is good, is AU boosters and administrators overreacting in a negative way.

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Bye Herm... easier to can you now with all the NCAA issues anyways.

 

Thought this was far-fetched when I saw it three weeks ago...   Dan Patrick was hearing rumors about Urban going to Ariz State and mentioned it on his show in late August.

Dan Patrick: Urban Meyer a Possible Option for Nebraska, Arizona State, per Insider

TIMOTHY RAPP  AUGUST 31, 2022

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10047277-dan-patrick-urban-meyer-a-possible-option-for-nebraska-arizona-state-per-insider

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Thought this was far-fetched when I saw it three weeks ago...   Dan Patrick was hearing rumors about Urban going to Ariz State and mentioned it on his show in late August.

Dan Patrick: Urban Meyer a Possible Option for Nebraska, Arizona State, per Insider

TIMOTHY RAPP  AUGUST 31, 2022

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10047277-dan-patrick-urban-meyer-a-possible-option-for-nebraska-arizona-state-per-insider

It’s warm, lots of coeds, weak conference, they should be able to pay OK, and if the NCAA hits then, Urban has plenty of time to either milk the clock or build a winner.

Only issue I see is the wife and how much baggage he has, but it’s a easy career rehab/retirement job with lower expectations.

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Revisiting...

Hey @Laxtonto can yah help on this... Behind paywall

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Week 1 doesn’t kick off until Saturday, and there is already coaching chatter. With Nebraska losing its opener to Northwestern, Scott Frost’s seat has only gotten that much hotter. The temperature in Auburn — which for coaches is never very cool — isn’t great for Bryan Harsin, either. Whatever the moves, other dominoes will fall. Hot coordinators become coaching candidates, position coaches get coordinator looks … it never slows down on the coaching carousel.

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As the 2022 season gets going, let’s take a closer look at who we think will be intriguing assistants to keep an eye on this fall.

1. Doug Belk, Houston, defensive coordinator/associate head coach

Credit to Dana Holgorsen; he knew he had someone special in Belk and gave him the chance to call plays and then worked to make sure a bunch of Power 5 programs couldn’t pry him away last winter. Belk, who began his coaching career at Valdosta State before spending three seasons with Nick Saban as a graduate assistant at Alabama, did a superb job as a corners coach at West Virginia before going with Holgorsen to Houston. In his debut season running the defense, the Cougars, 12-2 in 2021, ranked No. 14 in fewest yards per play allowed, up from No. 72 the previous season. More impressively, they led the nation in third down defense and ranked No. 7 in red zone touchdown percentage.

“They play extremely fast, and they are in the right spot all the time,” said one coach who faced Belk’s defense late last season. “It’s not a real complicated scheme. They are just better at executing their system than you are attacking it.”

The hunch here is that the Cougars will be this year’s best Group of 5 team. Remember this name.

2. Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin, DC

No assistant has had a stronger run Leonhard in the past five seasons. As the Badgers’ DC over that stretch, Wisconsin has ranked among the nation’s top five in total defense and top 10 in scoring defense four times. In 2021, Wisconsin led the nation in total defense. Schools keep trying to hire Leonhard away to run their defense. His name figures to stay hot because he has been so consistent.

3. Josh Gattis, Miami, offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach

Prior to his time at Michigan, Gattis had already emerged as a hot commodity from his excellent work at Penn State, Alabama, Vanderbilt and Western Michigan. Gattis, 38, had already interviewed for some FBS head coach jobs — and that was before he helped spark the Wolverines’ run to the Big Ten title and a College Football Playoff berth en route to winning the 2021 Broyles Award. The Wolverines ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten in scoring despite losing their best WR (Ronnie Bell) in the opener. Overall, the Wolverines ranked No. 15 in rushing offense, No. 16 in third down conversion, No. 22 in yards per play and No. 24 in red zone offense.

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Virginia was very interested in him last winter for its head coach vacancy. Gattis ended up leaving Ann Arbor for Miami, where his new boss, Mario Cristobal, has raved about what he’s seen from him on a daily basis, between his connection to players and his attention to detail. Gattis inherits a talented young QB in Tyler Van Dyke but not an offense loaded with playmakers. If he can get similar results to what he did last year in the Big Ten, expect his phone to be buzzing with head coaching opportunities.

4. Jeff Grimes, Baylor, OC

The veteran O-line guy from Garland, Texas followed up a terrific run at BYU, where he took over a Cougar offense that had ranked No. 78 in yards per play in 2018 and ranked No. 1 in the country in 2020, by taking a Baylor offense that had ranked No. 125 and got the Bears up to No. 33. Grimes, who was a finalist for the Utah State coaching vacancy two years ago, is excellent as a game planner and his big presence exudes leadership and confidence. It is not hard to envision him running his own team very soon — and with the Bears the Big 12 favorite, that might happen as early as this winter, if Baylor is as good as a lot of folks expect. One thing that really has impressed his colleagues at Baylor is how fearless he is as a play caller; he is not afraid to take shots from anywhere, in any situation. They say he also has a great feel for his staff, listening to them and their ideas, making them feel valued while still maintaining the offense’s identity.

5. Alex Golesh, Tennessee, OC/tight ends coach

He began his career as a student assistant on Jim Tressel’s staff at Ohio State and then helped Matt Campbell get things rolling at Iowa State before going to UCF with Josh Heupel. The 38-year-old who handled play-calling duties last year for the Vols and had a key role in UT going from No. 102 in total offense to No. 7 last year. The Vols probably will be even more explosive this year with Hendon Hooker’s second year in the system and some dangerous playmakers back with him.

6. Bill O’Brien, Alabama, OC

His name floated around for vacancies but didn’t seem to get much traction. O’Brien has plenty of head coaching experience at Penn State and in the NFL. He did an excellent job taking over and stabilizing a Penn State program that was reeling from scandal. In Tuscaloosa, he took over a Tide offense that had just lost five first-round picks on offense, but they’re led the SEC in scoring and were third in yards per play. The bad news: They were No. 10 in the SEC in rushing and only managed six yards on the ground against LSU. But this Bama team is the favorite to win the national title. If the Tide is still riding high come December, expect his name to heat up again.

7. Brian Hartline, Ohio State, WR coach

No coach in college football has done a better job in both recruiting and developing the talent in their position room than Hartline. He has been a fantastic hire ever since he was elevated after the Zach Smith scandal. The OSU grad has NFL credibility, but there is so much more to him than just his own playing pedigree. The 35-year-old was elevated to passing game coordinator this offseason as a show of the respect Ryan Day and athletic director Gene Smith have for him.

8. Ron Roberts, Baylor, DC, inside linebackers

He’s the gurus’ guru. The 54-year-old Roberts has been the mentor to, among others: Dave Aranda, Pete Golding and Bryan Brown, plus many other keen football minds. His schematic wrinkles have riddled QBs and rival offenses coaches for years, and did so again last year. For a long time he’d be one of the best kept secrets in football.

Roberts was a really successful small college head coach, going 89-45 at Division II Delta State and FCS Southeastern Louisiana, where the Lions won their first Southland Conference championship. His protégé, Aranda, hired him at Baylor and, not surprisingly, he’s proven to be a fantastic Power 5 DC as the Bears had an amazing 2021. His defense ranking second in the Big 12 run defense (118.4 YPG) and scoring defense (18.3 PPG) while leading the conference in interceptions (19), turnovers gained (27), and defensive touchdowns (3). Against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl, Baylor shut down the Rebels’ high-powered offense, holding them to seven points, 29 below their season average. Baylor notched 10 sacks, a Sugar Bowl record. The Bears have what looks like a ferocious D-line, so they figure to be a huge problem again for opponents.

9. Tony Gibson, NC State, DC, linebackers coach

NC State is coming off a top-20 season and should be even better this fall. Gibson done a lot of strong work over the years, especially putting together stout defenses and finding — and landing — good recruiters. In 2021, the Wolfpack ranked second in the ACC in scoring defense (19.7 points), third in total defense (331.6 yards), and third in rushing defense (124.0 yards) and they did all that without having their best defender, linebacker Payton Wilson. He’ll be back this season and Gibson’s position group will be as good as any linebacker collection, outside of perhaps Alabama.

10. Sherrone Moore, Michigan, co-OC/offensive line coach

His stock soared last year for his work with the O-line and his help running a much-improved attack. Moore’s group won the Joe Moore Award, honoring the nation’s top offensive line, and led the Big Ten in rushing en route to the CFP. The group should be a very good again, and with Gattis moving on to Miami, Moore’s taken on an even bigger role with the offense.

11. Barry Odom, Arkansas, DC

He’s been a superb hire for Sam Pittman, running the defense and giving a lot of potent offenses problems. Playing in the toughest division in college football, the Hogs allowed only 22.9 PPG, the fewest for an Arkansas defense since 2014 and good enough to rank No. 39 in the country. The Hogs were also No. 3 in the SEC in third down defense and third in red zone defense. Prior to that, Odom had a solid run coaching his alma mater, going 25-25 at Missouri after replacing a Tiger legend in Gary Pinkel. The 45-year-old could be a viable option at several places that might be in the market for a new coach later this winter — Syracuse and Colorado among options.

12. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State, OC/WR coach/associate head coach

He’s been a fixture on a Cowboy coaching staff that has seen a lot of assistants come and go since his arrived in 2011. Dunn has developed a lot of terrific receivers in his career. He was promoted to OC in 2020 and helped the Cowboys lead the Big 12 in first downs in 2021. Spencer Sanders became just the Cowboys’ second QB to win first team all-conference QB honors. If the Cowboys can have another top-10 season, Dunn, a 53-year-old from California who has worked in the NFL and all over the country, figures to get a lot more consideration for some head coaching vacancies.

13. Tommy Rees, Notre Dame, OC/QB coach

The 30-year-old former Fighting Irish quarterback’s coaching career has ascended in a hurry. Rees’ decision to turn down a chance to follow Brian Kelly to LSU to keep running the Notre Dame offense delighted a lot of Irish fans. The Irish ranked No. 19 in scoring, No. 32 in red zone offense and No. 18 in plays of 50-plus yards. Folks inside the Irish program are high on Rees’ ability to exploit weakness in opponents’ schemes and the creative —  and sometimes counter-intuitive — ways he does it to find big plays. Rees’ ability to bring along first-time starter Tyler Buchner will go a way to determining whether Notre Dame can start off the Marcus Freeman era with a Playoff team. It obviously won’t start out easily with a trip to Columbus, where they’re a 17-point underdog. Regardless of a big upset or not, how Rees manages the Irish attack in the wake of that game will be fascinating.

14. Kirby Moore, Fresno State, OC

As the Bulldogs’ passing game coordinator under Kalen DeBoer, Fresno ranked in the top-10 in passing offense in each of the past two seasons. With Jeff Tedford (Moore’s old boss) returning to Fresno, Moore, the younger brother of Cowboys OC Kellen Moore, has been promoted to OC. Expect a lot of fireworks from the Bulldogs with QB Jake Haener back. Moore, a former standout receiver at Boise State, will also take over as QB coach this year.

15. Todd Monken, Georgia, OC

The 56-year-old helped Georgia win the national title last year despite some injuries and issues at receiver. Repeating is hard, but he has a seasoned QB in Stetson Bennett and the deepest tight end room in the country, so there’s plenty to work with. A former NFL OC,  Monken did a stellar job as a Group of 5 head coach at Southern Miss, taking the Golden Eagles from 1-11 his first year to 9-5 in his third season despite all sorts of administrative challenges. His time working for Kirby Smart in this version of the Saban model only figures to help strengthen his profile as a head coaching candidate if he opts to pursue that route.

16. Ja’Juan Seider, Penn State, Co-OC, running backs coach

The South Florida native has been a candidate for a few Group of 5 jobs thanks to his reputation as a top position coach and one of the best recruiters. Seider has re-stocked the Nittany Lions’ running back room with two of the top freshmen in the country: Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen.

17. Alex Grinch, USC, DC

In Grinch’s last stint in the Pac-12, he worked wonders under Mike Leach at Washington State, taking over a dreadful unit and making it pretty salty. In Norman last season, the Sooners improved from No. 102  to No. 63 all the way up to No. 26 in 2020 in yards per play before falling back to No. 73 last season. At Oklahoma, Grinch was able to change the attitude of a defense that for too long would hang its head whenever something bad happened. Now, he inherits what was an awful defense in 2021, ranking No. 112 last season, allowing the most points in school history. The Trojans added a host of transfers but the talent is nowhere close to what they have on the other side of the ball. If Grinch can get it going again, people will notice. He’s had some head coaching interest before but was very choosey. We’ll see if he gets a lot better options now.

18. Deland McCullough, Notre Dame, RB coach

In the NFL, he helped the Kansas City Chiefs win a Super Bowl and, in 2020, was recognized as the NFL’s running backs coach of the year. In stints at USC and at Indiana, he’s been regarded as one of the top position coaches in college football. He’s done well in head coaching interviews and the 49-year-old’s stock figures to rise at Notre Dame. Anyone who has been around McCullough can feel his big presence as a leader. He lost his most gifted back for the season in freshman Jadarian Price to an Achilles injury over the summer and that’s a big blow, but McCullough has always had an uncanny knack of getting the best out of the guys in his room, and likely will do so again. Plus, the Irish running game will only be that much tougher with Harry Hiestand back handling the O-line.

19. Joe Rossi, Minnesota, DC, LB coach

The 43-year-old from Pittsburgh is one of the most underrated coaches in college football. Last season, his defense ranked third in the nation in total defense, tied for sixth in scoring defense and eighth in the nation in rushing defense. Two years earlier, he coached the Gophers to No. 10 in the nation in total D, allowing only 306.6 yards per game, which was, at that time the program’s fewest amount since 1977. This shapes up to be another strong season for the Gophers and Rossi is in line to see his profile grow.

20. Alex Atkins, FSU, OC, OL coach

The Seminoles have had a woeful offensive line dating back to the latter years of Jimbo Fisher and it took awhile for things there to bounce back. In his 21 games at FSU, Atkins has had to manage 14 different starting combinations. In his first season in Tallahassee, the Noles averaged 200 rushing yards per game, the program’s highest since 2016. If the Noles can take another big step forward, Atkins will deserve a lot of credit for their resurgence.

21. Justin Frye, Ohio State, associate head coach, O-line coach

The 38-year-old former Indiana offensive tackle was a graduate assistant under Urban Meyer at Florida before coaching with Ryan Day at both Temple and Boston College. He spent the past four seasons a right hand man to Chip Kelly at UCLA, where they’ve overhauled the program and put together a pretty nasty running attack. Last season, the Bruins led the Pac-12 in scoring and were No. 2 in total offense. Frye returns to the Big Ten and should improve the Buckeyes O-line and make OSU’s run game even more potent. This is a guy who will get snapped up to be someone’s head coach before too long in FBS football.

22. Jeff Lebby, Oklahoma, OC, QB coach

The 38-year-old returns to his alma mater and will have his old QB from their UCF days Dillon Gabriel with him. They will put up some gaudy numbers. Lebby also benefits from having Sooners O-line coach/run game whiz Bill Bedenbaugh with him since he opted not to go to USC with Lincoln Riley. Over the last three years, Lebby’s offense at UCF and Ole Miss have each ranked in the top four nationally in total offense and in the top 20 in scoring offense.

23. Jahmile Addae, Miami, secondary coach

The Florida native helped Georgia win a national title last season by coaching the Dawgs’ DBs. He also was ranked the second-best recruiter in the country during the 2022 cycle by 247Sports, for helping UGA reel in a bunch of top talent. Prior to that Addae shared the defensive coordinator job at his alma mater WVU for what was the country’s No. 4 defense. He’s primed to be in the mix for some other Power 5 DC jobs as the Canes program ascends in the Cristobal era.

24. Ryan Walters, Illinois, DC

The former Missouri DC had an impressive debut season in the Big Ten. The Illini ranked No. 34 in fewest yards per play in 2021 — way improved from the year before when they were No. 108. The 36-year-old Colorado product has been on some ADs’ radar for awhile. His defense got off to a nice start last weekend, crushing Wyoming 38-6.

25. Zach Kittley, Texas Tech, OC

Kliff Kingsbury’s old student intern and former GA played a major role in WKU going from No. 117 in offense to No. 3 in 2021. And thenKittley and his protégé Bailey Zappe went from FCS Houston Baptist to Western Kentucky and lit up FBS. The buzz inside Lubbock about Kittley’s offensive savvy and wrinkles on the Air Raid make this an exciting time again in West Texas.

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26. Clayton White, South Carolina, DC

In 2021, South Carolina was a pleasant surprise and White’s defense — third in the SEC in red zone TD percentage — played a key role. South Carolina led the SEC in fewest passing yards allowed and ranked No. 6 in total defense — the best the Gamecocks had finished in the SEC since 2013. At Western Kentucky, he had a top-30 defense and one of the stingiest pass defenses in the country. If South Carolina can take another step up in 2022, White, 44, figures to emerge as a guy who should get consideration to run his own program.

27. Brennan Marion, Texas, passing game coordinator, WR coach

In 2021, he helped Jordan Addison have a breakout season (going from four TD catches to 17) and win the Biletnikoff Award. Pitt finished fourth in the country in scoring and eighth in passing offense en route to winning the ACC title. In 2019, Marion made a huge impact at the FCS level as the OC and QB coach at William & Mary, relying on a cast of true freshmen at QB as his top running backs and best receiver. As the OC at Howard before that, Marion’s “Go-Go” offense carried Howard to a 7-4 record in 2017, a big jump for a program that had won just three games over the previous two years. Marion has another big time talent at wideout at Texas in Xavier Worthy on what looks like a young but potentially explosive offense.

28. Ephraim Banda, Utah State, DC

The 40-year-old Texan, whose name is pronounced Ef-rum Bon-duh, had an excellent debut season running the defense at USU. Banda’s four-man front defense gets after people. They came on strong late last season as a team with 44 newcomers really came together. His defense limited each of its final three opponents to 13 or fewer points (the first time since 1983 when that’s happened at Utah State), as they whipped a good San Diego State team in the MWC title game and then beat Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.  His defense lost some experienced leaders from last year’s group but added a bunch of transfers and should be in the mix for another MWC title.

29. Nate Scheelhaase, Iowa State, run game coordinator, RB coach, WR coach

The former Illinois QB is still only 31, but he’s already on a lot of ADs’ radars as a future head coaching candidate. He got some Group of 5 looks last winter and according to sources, he was very impressive in the process, as sharp, detailed and very organized. In 2021, ISU ranked second in the country in red zone offense, and the Cyclones also produced the fourth-best scoring average (31.3) and the fifth-best total offense (424.5). It won’t be easy to replace longtime starting QB Brock Purdy, star RB Breece Hall or All-American TE Charlie Kolar, but Matt Campbell and his staff has shown a good ability to bounce back and develop new stars in Ames. Plus, Scheelhaase protégé Xavier Hutchinson, a standout WR, is back and that will help a lot.

30. Willy Korn, Coastal Carolina, co-OC/QB coach

He’s developed Grayson McCall into the guy who led the nation in QB rating in 2021 and helped put together an offense that ranked No. 2 in the nation in yards per play last season. He figures to be just as potent again this fall. His boss Jamey Chadwell’s stock is pretty hot in the coaching world and Korn’s been with him since his playing days at D-II North Greenville.

31. Brandon Jones, Houston, run game coordinator/OL coach

Jones has really improved the Cougars and made them more physical. They were No. 2 in the AAC in third down offense and tops in the league in red zone percentage. He was pursued by USC last winter, but ended up staying at Houston, where he’s been given a strong commitment. With the Cougars looking like potentially the best Group of 5 program in the country, Jones is one of several staffers there whose stock should continue to rise.

32. Kenni Burns, Minnesota, RB coach, assistant head coach

No other position coach in college football may have had a better season than Burns did in 2021. At one point, the Gophers had lost four running backs to season-ending injuries and also saw one enter the transfer portal, but Minnesota kept gashing people with its run game. Minnesota became the only team in the nation to have five different running backs top 100 yards in a game — a credit to Burns’ recruiting skills and his ability to have all his guys ready to perform. He will have the best of the Gophers’ five 100-yard backs returning in Mohamed Ibrahim.

33. Bobby April III, Wisconsin, defensive run game coordinator/outside LB coach

The son of longtime NFL special teams coach Bobby April Jr., April III has made a name for himself in the Big Ten, helping Leonhard put together some of the toughest, most sound defenses in the country. This winter, April had been a finalist for the Michigan DC job. Expect him to be in line for other top Power 5 coordinator vacancies again soon.

34. Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, Boston College, associate head coach, DB coach, passing game coordinator

The Eagles have made huge strides in their pass defense since Jeff Hafley took over and brought Abdul-Rahim to BC. In the year before they arrived, BC ranked No. 114 in passer rating allowed. They shot up to No. 28 in 2021. More impressively, they’ve gone from No. 124 in long pass plays allowed (20 yards plus) up to No. 2 in the country. Give a lot of credit to Abdul-Rahim for that. It’s part of why he drew interest from Power 5 programs for their DC vacancies, and don’t be surprised if there are a lot more offers this winter.

35. Will Stein, UTSA, co-OC, QB coach

Another really young guy at only 32, the former Louisville quarterback was a very successful OC at Lake Travis High in Texas. Stein has played a key role in UTSA’s rise under Jeff Traylor and was promoted from WR coach to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks last January. With a really talented QB in Frank Harris back, look for Stein and the Roadrunners to get even hotter in 2022.

36. Lamar Morgan, Louisiana, DC

He was on a loaded Vanderbilt staff that James Franklin had in 2012-13 that also Ricky Rahne, Brent Pry and Josh Gattis, among others. Morgan, a one-time semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy (the Academic Heisman) is back at his alma mater to run the defense and has impressed a lot of his colleagues on his way up the ladder the past decade. He’ll take over a defense that finished No. 2 in the Sun Belt in fewest yards per play allowed.

37. Randall Joyner, Ole Miss, defensive line coach

A Larry Johnson protégé, Joyner produced some very disruptive defensive lines in his time at SMU before joining Ole Miss last year and helping turn Sam Williams from a four-sack guy into a 12.5 one in 2021.

 

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